And we know from the writings of the 3rd century BC Babylonian astronomer Berossus that the ancients placed immense symbolic importance in the occurrence of planetary alignments. Berossus believed that an alignment of the planets in the constellation Cancer would signal the end of the world"

I think those that have eyes to see NOW KNOW.

Quoting: Angel Helper

That sounds more like a problem.

Op says "the answer" is in cancer

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15455187

Since the answer is in cancer the riddle is answered the the word cancer, find the word in cancer!

In ancient Chaldean and Platonic philosophy, Cancer was called the Gate of Men. It was through this portal that souls descend from the heavens above and into the bodies of the newly born.

Around 2700 years ago, the sun passed in front of the Beehive cluster on the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice. Back then, this cluster stood at the apex of the Zodiac, so perhaps it was this heavenly nebulosity that marked the Gate of Men. At present, the sun has its annual conjunction with the Beehive cluster in late July or early August.

In olden times, before the advent of light pollution, the ancients referred to the Beehive as the Praesepe (“little cloud”). The Roman author Pliny reports that when the Praesepe is invisible in an otherwise clear sky, it’s a sure sign of impending storm. Yes, the Beehive cluster once served as a celestial weather station.

Although Cancer may be the faintest constellation of the Zodiac, its legacy remains intact. On a dark, moonless night, look for Cancer’s faint grouping of stars to spring out in between the more conspicuous constellations Gemini and Leo.

Ok, here is my guess. The ancient Egyptians buried their dead with scarabs or crab symbols. Either the scarab has hidden "free energy" which they could use in the afterlife or the scarab/cancer symbol has actual powers.

Ok, here is my guess. The ancient Egyptians buried their dead with scarabs or crab symbols. Either the scarab has hidden "free energy" which they could use in the afterlife or the scarab/cancer symbol has actual powers.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25345739

"Dung beetles can roll up to 10 times their weight. Male Onthophagus taurus beetles can pull 1,141 times their own body weight: the equivalent of an average person pulling six double-decker buses full of people"